1978: Female educated youth, don’t want an illiterate husband

Chapter 84: Yanhe Literature? How did it get into her hands? (asking for monthly tickets)
Cheng Xuemin simply stopped struggling and pretended to continue writing his script.

But there was a timed bomb nearby that was about to explode, so he couldn't calm down. His mind was racing as he was thinking about how to make an excuse.

"Xuemin, you look so nervous? What's hidden in this schoolbag?"

Feng Jiayou flipped through the book roughly but didn't find anything special. They were all review materials from the affiliated high school.

"Could it be that there is a love letter from a female classmate hidden in these review materials?"

Feng Jiayou continued to ask jokingly.

"Uh..." Cheng Xuemin glanced at the schoolbag that Feng Jiayou had found, and was a little surprised. He quickly said, "What love letter? There is no secret hidden in this schoolbag!"

"Then why were you so nervous just now?" Feng Jiayou pouted and asked relentlessly.

"Did I!?"

"Maybe he was frightened by Teacher Chen just now!"

Cheng Xuemin quickly passed the blame to Chen Shumin. If he didn't drag him out to take the blame now, when would he?
I was also wondering where his sample copy of Yanhe Literature magazine had gone?
I think he clearly put it in his schoolbag just now, right?

"That teacher Chen is looking for you again? He wants your novella?"

As expected, Feng Jiayou was successfully diverted from the topic. He stole a glance at the library workstation and asked in a low voice.

"Yes! But I told him that I had already submitted the Yenching Literature course today, and he said it was too late!"

Cheng Xuemin nodded and began to tidy up the materials on the table. He really didn't see the sample issue of "Yanhe Literature". Where did it go?

Could it be that Chen Shumin just took it and looked at it?

Fortunately, Cheng Xuemin had already put the reply letter and the manuscript fee receipt in his pocket and did not put them in the sample magazine.

"How did that scare you?"

Feng Jiayou was not so easily fooled, so he helped Cheng Xuemin clean up the table and asked.

"It's nothing, actually! It's just our business, Teacher Chen guessed everything!"

"Hasn't Dening come to the library to look for me several times before!?"

"Plus, the story about the author of The Wrangler, Old Xu, became a hot topic at Yanda University, so Teacher Chen started to suspect me!"

"Today's novella has revealed my identity as the author of The Wrangler, Lao Xu!"

Cheng Xuemin was indeed very surprised when he saw Feng Jiayou's expression, so he finished explaining in one breath.

"Ah?! Teacher Chen has guessed it!? Doesn't that mean that all the students in Yanda University will know about it soon?!"

"Will Beijia Jianying and the others know about it soon?"

Feng Jiayou was also frightened. How could he be seen through by Chen Shumin?

"No, no! Teacher Chen is pretty tight-lipped. He promised not to tell anyone else about it!"

Cheng Xuemin shook his head and packed his schoolbag, only to discover that the book of Yanhe Literature was indeed missing and could not be found!
He heaved a sigh of relief, luckily it disappeared without a trace, otherwise the private money in the small treasury would have been discovered and turned over by Feng Jiayou before he could even save much of it.

You will have to kneel on the washboard as well.

"I hope it doesn't spread! But it doesn't really matter. After we finish watching the movie tonight, we won't be able to hide it anymore!"

Thinking of the movie tonight, Feng Jiayou has been looking forward to it and waiting!
"Why hasn't Dening Bailing arrived yet? Didn't we agree to meet at the library at 5:30?"

Feng Jiayou had a watch. He looked at the time and it was almost half past five!
"They won't go to the dormitory first, right?"

Cheng Xuemin reminded Feng Jiayou.

"It shouldn't... come!"

Feng Jiayou had been looking at the entrance of the library. When he saw Zhang De Ning Bai Ling come in and look in this direction, he quickly raised his hand to signal.

"Let's go, let's go to the cafeteria to eat first!"

Without waiting for Zhang Dening and the other two to come over, Feng Jiayou went to greet them.

"Classmate, your magazine!"

Just as Cheng Xuemin was about to follow, a female classmate sitting in the row behind them stood up and saw Cheng Xuemin was about to leave, so she quickly handed it to him.

"Yanhe Literature? How did it get into her hands?"

Cheng Xuemin was stunned. He didn't expect that the magazine sample that Feng Jiayou had been looking for for a long time would be in the hands of another female classmate.

"I, I, I... I saw you were absorbed in writing just now, so I didn't dare to disturb you and took the magazine on your desk to read it without your permission. Sorry!"

"It's okay, it's okay. I'll give you the magazine first. We'll talk later!"

So that's what it is. It's actually very common in libraries, but now Cheng Xuemin doesn't dare to get this sample copy anymore.

After saying something to the female classmate, he quickly chased after Feng Jiayou. He couldn't let the woman look back and see that he was sneaking around with another female classmate, otherwise he would have trouble explaining himself!
"Uh?"

The female classmate watched Cheng Xuemin leave, and was very surprised and confused, because the book "Yanhe Literature" in her hand did not have the book call number of Yanda Library, so it was not a library collection, but should belong to the classmate just now!

In addition, this seemed to be the latest issue of "Yanhe Literature" that had just been published, so she guessed that this might be a sample issue that Yanhe Literature mailed to the authors who submitted their articles.

In other words, in this issue of "Yanhe Literature" magazine, there must be an article written by the student just now!

Is this another hidden horse herder Lao Xu?
The female classmate's eyes were bright, she seemed to have guessed something and became more and more curious.

Row!
It’s better to leave it with her first, and come back tomorrow to check on this slightly panicked classmate.

"Sister Dening and Sister Bailing, you are here!"

Feng Jiayou just happened to come over, greeted him and asked, "Haven't you eaten yet?! It's just right that we can go to the cafeteria to eat first, the movie doesn't start until 7pm!"

"Jiayou Xuemin!" Zhang De, Ning Bailing and the others also nodded and greeted them. Then they looked at them and asked, "Where are Huang Beijia and Cha Jianying? Aren't you all together?"

"They both had something urgent to do, so they said they won't watch it today and will watch it tomorrow!"

Feng Jiayou pursed her lips. Huang Beijia and Cha Jianying went their separate ways after class just now, as if they were afraid that someone would come up to them and ask them out.

And it's not just the two of them. After they have no classes in the afternoon, they all have their own ulterior motives and are ready to make some moves!
"Ah!? Then... why don't we watch it together tomorrow?!"

After hearing this, Bai Ling couldn't help but say embarrassedly.

"It's okay, it's okay. We're already here, why should we wait until tomorrow to see it?!"

Feng Jiayou waved his hands repeatedly and said, "Besides, I've already bought the movie tickets. Wouldn't it be a waste if I don't watch it?"

The movie tickets were definitely not bought, but just as she said, a lot of movie tickets would definitely be wasted tonight!
There is no way. I have more than 30 movie tickets in my hand. It would be bad to invite more than 30 relatives and friends to watch the movie just to avoid wasting the tickets, right?

That won't work! One or two tickets would be fine, but if I use all 30+ movie tickets, wouldn't that be a clear indication of my guilt?

"Then let's watch it tonight! We don't have to make another trip tomorrow!" Zhang Dening nodded when he heard it. The movie tickets had already been bought, what else could he say!

"Okay, let's go to the cafeteria to eat first!"

They had already treated themselves to a big meal outside at noon, so they had a simple meal at night. Feng Jiayou was reluctant to treat them at the Changzheng Hotel again.

"Okay, okay! Since you've already bought the movie tickets, Bai Ling and I will treat you two to dinner tonight!"

Because Zhang Dening has Cheng Xuemin, the top author of The Horse Wrangler, Lao Xu, he can use the activity funds for commissioned works to release movies, and he can ask Lao Zhou and Lao Li for reimbursement later.

It was always like this before. In order to get the novella in Cheng Xuemin's hands, she went to Yan University many times.

Every time I come, Lao Li will approve special activity funds, ranging from two to five yuan.

Today, knowing that Feng Jiayou and Cheng Xuemin had invited them to see a movie, she approved three yuan of funding.

"How can this be so embarrassing! I was the one who treated you two to the movie, how could I let you spend the money!?"

"Besides, here at our Yanda cafeteria, students have meal tickets and meal subsidies, which is very affordable and doesn't cost much!"

After the final round of politeness, Zhang De, Ning and Bai Ling finally let Feng Jiayou treat them to a meal.

"Xuemin, do you have any new inspiration next?!"

At the dinner table, Zhang Dening, as the editor-in-charge, asked Cheng Xuemin about his next plan as usual and kept a close eye on his next move.

"De Ning, you guys shouldn't be like this? I just submitted this novella this morning, and you're asking me to submit it again in the evening!?"

"None of my children treat animals like you do!"

Indeed it is!
His wife and husband still feel sorry for him, so he should stop working so hard before the New Year and just focus on writing the script for "The Shepherd".

But they at Yenching Literature are on the other side. They submit manuscripts in the morning, and they start urging us to write the next one in the evening. No matter how awesome you are, you can't push us so hard!
"Hehe, no, no, I just asked casually, I really don't mean to rush you to submit your manuscript!"

Zhang Dening also felt that he was pushing too hard, and he kept shaking the chopsticks in his hand, denying that he was not urging him to submit the manuscript.

"Sister Dening, Xuemin may be concentrating on the script recently and won't be writing any manuscripts!"

Feng Jiayou, who was standing by, helped Cheng Xuemin to excuse himself and felt a little proud at the same time.

"Focus on writing the script? Not writing the manuscript?! Why?!"

When Zhang Dening and Bai Ling heard that Cheng Xuemin would not write any more manuscripts, it was like a bolt from the blue.

How can they, the top stars of Yenching Literature, not write manuscripts? What's the point of writing scripts? Isn't that not doing your job properly?
"Isn't our "The Horse Herder" going to be adapted into a movie? Xuemin wants to write the script himself!"

Feng Jiayou continued.

"I heard from Lao Zhou and the others that The Shepherd is indeed planning to make a movie, but isn't that the business of the Beijing Film Studio? Don't they have professional screenwriters?"

Zhang Dening knows a little more than Bai Ling. He knows that the production of the movie "The Shepherd" is already in planning at the Beijing Film Studio!

They have a professional screenwriter to write this script, why would they let Cheng Xuemin, the original author, write it himself? !

Besides, how can Cheng Xuemin, who writes manuscripts and novels, write scripts?
"Yes, but we still want to try it ourselves!" Feng Jiayou looked around again, and seeing that no one was paying attention to this side, he whispered, "If the script is well written, Xuemin will pay this much for the adaptation!"

Feng Jiayou secretly stretched out two fingers and gestured!

"Two hundred yuan for the manuscript? Are you going to go to so much trouble to write it yourself? If you have the time, just write another manuscript and you'll have it all!"

Bai Ling looked at Feng Jiayou and saw him mysteriously stretch out two fingers, and asked how much the adaptation fee was!

Only two hundred dollars!

Which of the articles Cheng Xuemin writes now doesn't easily earn him a few hundred yuan in royalties?

Especially the novella submitted today. Lao Zhou and the others estimated that they would have to ask for more than 1,600 yuan in royalties to pay for Cheng Xuemin's novella!

More than 1,600 yuan!

Wow, that’s more than three years’ salary of Bai Ling!

That's it!

Why did the couple still care about the 200 yuan script adaptation fee? Did they have no idea how to calculate the bill?

"Two thousand?!"

Zhang Dening on the side didn't really know much about the market situation in the studio. After hearing what Bai Ling said, she nodded repeatedly. If she had the time to write, she might as well write another novella like today's, which would easily earn her a thousand dollars in royalties.

Why would the couple care about the two hundred yuan adaptation fee?
Seeing Feng Jiayou shaking his head slightly, Zhang Dening's heart skipped a beat and he asked with a trembling voice.

"Sister Dening, you know the market! Two thousand yuan for the manuscript, if we don't pay, who will?"

Feng Jiayou tried not to be too proud and nodded.

"How much? Two thousand?!"

This directly frightened Bai Ling, who was already pouting!

Two thousand dollars?!

For adapting the novel "The Shepherd" into a screenplay, the original author Cheng Xuemin can get 2,000 yuan in adaptation royalties?
Oh my God!
How many years of salary would Bai Ling, a small editor, have to earn? !
"Sister Bai Ling, can you please keep your voice down?"

Seeing Bai Ling's big reaction, Feng Jiayou hurried forward and tried to cover the woman's mouth. Could you please stop yelling and stay calm? ?

"Two thousand dollars! Jiayou, two thousand dollars for the adaptation manuscript! You...you...you are rich!"

Bai Ling realized that she had lost her composure, so she quickly lay down, exclaiming in a low voice again, and the look in her eyes when she looked at Cheng Xuemin was almost melting!

In fact, Bai Ling had already discovered such an outstanding man a long time ago!
But when we were in northern Shaanxi, why didn’t we take the initiative?
it's good now!

It’s all because Feng Jiayou is in front of her, she can be as proud as she wants!

Two thousand yuan!

Adding Wu's novella and the previous two short stories, how long has Cheng Xuemin been in Beijing?

I'm going to earn a full four thousand yuan in royalties!
What does four thousand yuan mean to these young editors?

Even astronomical figures are not excessive!

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(End of this chapter)